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glu·ti·nous
(glo͞ot′n-əs)adj.
Of the nature of or resembling glue; sticky.
[Middle English, from Latin glūtinōsus, from glūten, glūtin-, glue.]
glu′ti·nous·ly adv.
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glutinous
(ˈɡluːtɪnəs)adj
resembling glue in texture; sticky
ˈglutinously adv
ˈglutinousness, glutinosity n
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glu•ti•nous
(ˈglut n əs)adj.
gluey; viscid; sticky.
glu′ti•nous•ly, adv.
glu′ti•nous•ness, glu`ti•nos′i•ty (-ˈɒs ɪ ti) n.
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Adj. | 1. | glutinous - having the sticky properties of an adhesive adhesive - tending to adhere |
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glutinous
adjective sticky, adhesive, cohesive, gooey, viscous, gummy, gluey, mucilaginous, viscid He was covered in soft, glutinous mud.
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glutinous
adjectiveHaving a heavy, gluey quality:
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Translations
غَرَوي، لَزِق
lepkavý
klæbrigklistret
límkenndur
lipīgs
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
glutinous
[ˈgluːtɪnəs] adj → visqueux/euseCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
glutinous
adj → klebrig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
glutinous
[ˈgluːtɪnəs] adj → colloso/a, appiccicoso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
glutinous
(ˈgluːtinəs) adjective sticky, like glue. glutinous rice.
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